PRONUNCIATION:(BID-ee) MEANING:noun:1. A young chicken.2. A woman, especially an elderly one, who is talkative, interfering, or annoying.3. A cleaning woman. ETYMOLOGY:For 1: Of unknown origin. Earliest documented use: 1616.For 2, 3: Short for the name Bridget. Sense 3 is from Irish maid-servants in the US. Earliest documented use: 1785. __________________________________________B -> D DIDDY - the low rent section of a place in Mississippi named after the Choctaw word for love viz. "diddy-wah-diddy"

It ain't no town, it ain't no city, But oh how they love in diddy wah diddy

PRONUNCIATION: MUHL-i-guhn) MEANING:noun:1. A second chance, especially in golf where a player is sometimes given another shot to make up for a poor shot which is not counted.2. A stew made from odds and ends, using whatever is available. ETYMOLOGY:Both senses of the word are from the name Mulligan. It's not certain who these two Mulligans were -- maybe a golf player and a chef. Earliest documented use: 1936.--------------------------------------------------------- add IMULLIGAIN - the duffer rule that states that if your mulligan is shorter than your first drive you are then allowed to play the best ball.

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